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**Captainfab** · 04-27-2011, 01:05 AM

What a coincidence.... I got my license in '74 and got my first truck in October of '75.....a '63 long fleet

If I remember correctly, at that time gas was aroung .44 a gallon.

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Originally Posted by PGSigns

When I got my license in 74 I think it was about $.48 a gallon here in Virginia. Never put more than $5 in the tank. Got my first truck in 75, a 63 short wheel base step side. Would put lawn chars in the back at the drive in.
Jimmy

FetchMeAPepsi · 04-27-2011, 01:15 PM

I got mine in the grand ol' year of 1989.
Gas was 0.75 a gallon at the "cheap station", about 0.85-0.90 a gallon at places like Shell etc. Sometimes we'd just put a 50 cents in and drive to a friend's house.

I drove the heck out of the cheap stuff too in a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am with honeycomb wheels and the bird on the hood.

That was the good old days in Texas. I remember pitching a fit when it hit 1.09 a gallon and telling everyone that they needed to start chipping in for gas.

This whole thread makes me angry at the gov't for not allowing more refineries to be built.

glos55 · 04-27-2011, 01:36 PM

Started driving legally in 1971 Had a 68 camaro 327 2sp. slushglide. Gas was about 38 cents. Was listening to Deep Purple on my 8 track.

badblu97 · 04-27-2011, 01:50 PM

Got my license in '96, learned to drive moms 350, 6 speed Formula Firebird, complained when mom bought premium for $1.51 at an Amoco. My first was a 1997 S10 4cyl 5 spd, and of course I bought the cheap stuff....$1.30 ish a gallon....and we complained then! LOL! The pics were when I finally got her done, and laid out....

70 shorty · 04-27-2011, 02:15 PM

Cool thread. I got my licsence in 87, and leaded regular was .89 a gallon. Used to cost 16 to 17 bucks to fill up my 71 Cutlass.

Here it is in about '92.

C10 - C90 Bill · 04-27-2011, 11:19 PM

Got my license in '69. I actaully worked at a Gas Station and it was 35 Cents for Texaco Fire Chief and 39 Cents for Sky Chief.

But I remember some gas wars at some other stations and the cheapest I can remember was 28 Cents.

When my Dad started driving in 1938 he used to get 10 Gallons for $1.00.

He would tell me that back when I was pumping gas for 35 Cents.

Bill

PAPA KENT · 04-27-2011, 11:58 PM

i received mine in 76,and if i remember right it ran about .50-.60 a gallon,my 1st ride was a 1965 c-20,283 and a 3 speed.i do miss the full service stations with their bottle and blue towel in hand.thst was when a service station was friendly.

Mr Pops · 04-28-2011, 12:10 AM

Here's my 66 GMC at the gas pumps back in about 1999, the gas price was about $0.42/liter. This was my first insured vehicle.

C10 - C90 Bill · 04-28-2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by PAPA KENT

i do miss the full service stations with their bottle and blue towel in hand.

Yeah, that was me. Anyone who got $3 or more got their windshield cleaned, or anyone else who would just ask for it. The $3 mark worked good as when the pump was on low speed, you just about had enough time to get it cleaned and get back to the pump in time. We also checked under the hood at request and pumped air in the tires, all for free.

I still got one of those Dupont bottles from the '70's.

Bill

Str8axle · 04-28-2011, 11:05 AM

1987- I worked in building and grounds at the local Country Club and bought my first ride, a 1970 Chevy CST Custom Camper/20 (350 3spd Dana60 4.10).
Gas was .75-.80 cents for reg.
Mileage was measured in burnouts.
Those were good times.

paul63c10 · 04-28-2011, 01:19 PM

Well, I got my licence way back in 2005. Gas was just about 1.80 at the local gas station in the small town i grew up in. I remember when gas eventually was about to go over 2 dollars and everybody was freaking out. There were cars lined up for miles at the gas station waiting to get the 1.99 gas before it went over 2. After I got home from filling my truck up. I had to go take each of my parents vehicles to fill them up!

Here is my 600 dollar beauty - 1974 GMC Custom. It may have been an old rusted farm truck but it ran like brand new. Only issue i had with it was the water pump went bad. other than that very great first truck for me!

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Hottrucks · 04-28-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bama63

lets see...1977 1970 chevelle ss 396 4spd

5gal gas=$3.00
2 large burgers with fries and a huge drink=$2.50
2 movie tickets=$6.00

total=$11.50

now

5 gal gas=$18.25
2 average burgers,fries and drink=$13.00
2 movie tickets=$16.00

total=$47.25

kinda easy to see why kids get in trouble now days, they cant afford to go out with friends for a nice evening

Did I date your sister because I know after I dropped her off I think it was you who had to get the beer....and that cost as much as the gas...before we went and burned the last 1/2 tank and the tires in my Chevelle!!

jchav62 · 04-28-2011, 03:12 PM

I got my license in '91. My first vehicle was a 1986 Toyota 4x4 with a 3" body lift and 31" tires, 22r 4 banger with a 5 speed(I later added a 3" susp. lift and 33's). I remember gas being around .90 -$1.00 a gallon at the Arco in Henderson, NV. Back then I made $4.25 an hour working at McDonald's and I feel like I had more money then than I do now... It only took about $13 or so to top her off.

@ Taco Bell I would get two bean burritos and a drink for $2.11
@ McD's, a #1 value meal was $2.99

A twenty dollar bill was still a lot of money back then!

**Clyde65** · 04-28-2011, 05:16 PM

Badblu97, is that you in the back of the squadcar? and you took a picture? HaHa just kidding, why are the cops all over your truck?

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Originally Posted by badblu97

Got my license in '96, learned to drive moms 350, 6 speed Formula Firebird, complained when mom bought premium for $1.51 at an Amoco. My first was a 1997 S10 4cyl 5 spd, and of course I bought the cheap stuff....$1.30 ish a gallon....and we complained then! LOL! The pics were when I finally got her done, and laid out....

61_FL_Apache · 05-21-2011, 05:38 PM

My mom came to town today and she found some old pic of me and my first ride.
1968 VW Bug

This is me, my dad and a neighbor trying to figure something out.

javadoc · 05-21-2011, 06:09 PM

That photo could have captions! "Why'd they put this sewing machine back here?"

I always love old Bugs!

andyh1956 · 05-21-2011, 11:18 PM

back in late '73 after the oil embargo was lifted i owned a '57 chevy 210, a '63 c10 & a '70 road runner. i was gassin' up th '57 one day & my grand daddy was gassin' up his pickup on the other side. he asked what kinda fuel mileage "that car" got. it had a hot 283, fenderwell headers, twin afb's, 30-30 cam, a 4 spd t10 & a 4.88 posi rear axle. i said it got about four mpg. he told me " boy you better do something with that car, gas is gonna be $.50 a gallon before long" i looked at the pump, it was about $.39 or so. i said "nah, ain't no way". so much for me being able to predict the future, a trend that sadly continues to this day.

andy

jayman68 · 05-21-2011, 11:39 PM

I got my license in 1984 and was driving my dad's 68 Cadillac Eldorado with an Elcamino bed grafted in. 502 ci, front wheel drive pickup. It was pretty cool. I wish I had some pictures of it. Gas was $.80 to $.95.

fryer1979 · 05-22-2011, 10:02 AM

I got my license in 96 and was driving a 62 Ford Falcon Futura. Car originally had a 170 ci I6 and a 3 on the column, I put in a carbed 302, 5 speed, and limited slip rear from a late 80's Mustang GT my buddy wrecked. Gas was around $1 per gallon, and $20 would fill the tank and leave me enough left over for food for an evening of cruising. Sorry, no pics though, all I have is some old paper pics stashed in an old photo album somewhere and no scanner.

61_FL_Apache · 05-22-2011, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jayman68

I got my license in 1984 and was driving my dad's 68 Cadillac Eldorado with an Elcamino bed grafted in. 502 ci, front wheel drive pickup. It was pretty cool. I wish I had some pictures of it. Gas was $.80 to $.95.

I'd like to see a picture of that ride.

1Bad62Pro/Street · 05-22-2011, 07:03 PM

Around 85-90 cents a gallon in 1994.
SC has cheaper gas than NC.

Now!

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SulphuriousSam · 05-23-2011, 11:53 AM

Started driving in 86 (didn't actually get a license for a couple more years) and gas was around $0.85 a gallon. At that time it took a couple bucks to fill my 76 Honda CB450, you could go all week on that.

First car I paid for myself was 4 years later right before shipping out to Desert Storm I bought an 87 Firebird. Gas was still about the same maybe a few cents higher. I remember cigarettes on base were about a $1.00 a pack but on board ship (at sea) you could get marlboros for like $5.00 a carton and pay $3.00 for generics!

Now my Suburban will take a hundred dollar bill without even blinking and be looking for more

Real_McCoy · 05-25-2011, 01:11 PM

This thread is entertaining.

Got the license in 1986. First car was a 78 Chevy Malibu Classic 2 dr. Gas was around .89 and I put $5 in at a time. I don't think I ever topped it off. I have no idea on the gas mileage.

2 years later, I bought a 79 Mercury Capri with a 302 CID, C4 trans, and Centerline Cragars all the way around. Wrecked it 3 months later. This was a fun car... for a while.

Replaced it with a 72 Ford Ranger 1/2 ton pickup. It had a 390 BBF and a C6. 2 tone green paint. Nicknamed it the Snot Rocket. It was a fun truck even though it was a F@rd.

Went in the Air Force in 89 and my Stepdad sold all of them for me while I was in Germany.

mbgmike · 05-25-2011, 05:51 PM

19-24 cents a gallon
ford

kieth · 05-26-2011, 02:24 PM

1965 .17 cents per gallon Tulsa, Oklahoma never checked my 57 chevy mileage......

04-27-2011, 01:15 PM	#27
FetchMeAPepsi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Edmond, Ks Posts: 595	Re: gas price and your first rig I got mine in the grand ol' year of 1989. Gas was 0.75 a gallon at the "cheap station", about 0.85-0.90 a gallon at places like Shell etc. Sometimes we'd just put a 50 cents in and drive to a friend's house. I drove the heck out of the cheap stuff too in a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am with honeycomb wheels and the bird on the hood. That was the good old days in Texas. I remember pitching a fit when it hit 1.09 a gallon and telling everyone that they needed to start chipping in for gas. This whole thread makes me angry at the gov't for not allowing more refineries to be built.

04-27-2011, 01:36 PM	#28
glos55 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,008	Re: gas price and your first rig Started driving legally in 1971 Had a 68 camaro 327 2sp. slushglide. Gas was about 38 cents. Was listening to Deep Purple on my 8 track.

04-27-2011, 01:50 PM	#29
badblu97 Double 6's Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Winter Haven, FL Posts: 349	Re: gas price and your first rig Got my license in '96, learned to drive moms 350, 6 speed Formula Firebird, complained when mom bought premium for $1.51 at an Amoco. My first was a 1997 S10 4cyl 5 spd, and of course I bought the cheap stuff....$1.30 ish a gallon....and we complained then! LOL! The pics were when I finally got her done, and laid out.... Attached Images __________________ Street Glidin! 1966 LWB Custom Cab (sold) 1982 Short Fleet (under the knife) 1998 S10 2wd Fleet 2007 Chevy Silverado Crew 2007 Harley Davidson Street Glide

04-27-2011, 02:15 PM	#30
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,772	Re: gas price and your first rig Cool thread. I got my licsence in 87, and leaded regular was .89 a gallon. Used to cost 16 to 17 bucks to fill up my 71 Cutlass. Here it is in about '92. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

04-27-2011, 11:19 PM	#31
C10 - C90 Bill Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Moneta, VA USA Posts: 3,087	Re: gas price and your first rig Got my license in '69. I actaully worked at a Gas Station and it was 35 Cents for Texaco Fire Chief and 39 Cents for Sky Chief. But I remember some gas wars at some other stations and the cheapest I can remember was 28 Cents. When my Dad started driving in 1938 he used to get 10 Gallons for $1.00. He would tell me that back when I was pumping gas for 35 Cents. Bill

04-27-2011, 11:58 PM	#32
PAPA KENT Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lolo montana Posts: 361	Re: gas price and your first rig i received mine in 76,and if i remember right it ran about .50-.60 a gallon,my 1st ride was a 1965 c-20,283 and a 3 speed.i do miss the full service stations with their bottle and blue towel in hand.thst was when a service station was friendly.

04-28-2011, 12:10 AM	#33
Mr Pops Ridin' Dirty Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ardrossan Alberta Canada Posts: 2,193	Re: gas price and your first rig Here's my 66 GMC at the gas pumps back in about 1999, the gas price was about $0.42/liter. This was my first insured vehicle. Attached Images __________________ 1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel

04-28-2011, 11:05 AM	#35
Str8axle Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Jersey Posts: 234	Re: gas price and your first rig 1987- I worked in building and grounds at the local Country Club and bought my first ride, a 1970 Chevy CST Custom Camper/20 (350 3spd Dana60 4.10). Gas was .75-.80 cents for reg. Mileage was measured in burnouts. Those were good times. __________________ _____________________________________________ Ray All my life, I've been told I'm a "Bad Influence"

04-28-2011, 01:19 PM	#36
paul63c10 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Windsor, NY Posts: 51	Re: gas price and your first rig Well, I got my licence way back in 2005. Gas was just about 1.80 at the local gas station in the small town i grew up in. I remember when gas eventually was about to go over 2 dollars and everybody was freaking out. There were cars lined up for miles at the gas station waiting to get the 1.99 gas before it went over 2. After I got home from filling my truck up. I had to go take each of my parents vehicles to fill them up! Here is my 600 dollar beauty - 1974 GMC Custom. It may have been an old rusted farm truck but it ran like brand new. Only issue i had with it was the water pump went bad. other than that very great first truck for me!

04-28-2011, 03:12 PM	#38
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: gas price and your first rig I got my license in '91. My first vehicle was a 1986 Toyota 4x4 with a 3" body lift and 31" tires, 22r 4 banger with a 5 speed(I later added a 3" susp. lift and 33's). I remember gas being around .90 -$1.00 a gallon at the Arco in Henderson, NV. Back then I made $4.25 an hour working at McDonald's and I feel like I had more money then than I do now... It only took about $13 or so to top her off. @ Taco Bell I would get two bean burritos and a drink for $2.11 @ McD's, a #1 value meal was $2.99 A twenty dollar bill was still a lot of money back then! __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

05-21-2011, 05:38 PM	#40
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,067	Re: gas price and your first rig My mom came to town today and she found some old pic of me and my first ride. 1968 VW Bug This is me, my dad and a neighbor trying to figure something out. __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 2001 Blazer 4D 2WD 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)

05-21-2011, 06:09 PM	#41
javadoc Hey Watch this... Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 414	Re: gas price and your first rig That photo could have captions! "Why'd they put this sewing machine back here?" I always love old Bugs! __________________ What have I gotten myself into now? 1964 Chevy Stepside - 383 hydraulic roller Vortec ... a work in progress 2000 Volvo V70R - 340awhp, 22psi, meth-injected of Porsche-eating fun. The grocery-getter on steroids

05-21-2011, 11:18 PM	#42
andyh1956 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: thomastown mississippi Posts: 1,261	Re: gas price and your first rig back in late '73 after the oil embargo was lifted i owned a '57 chevy 210, a '63 c10 & a '70 road runner. i was gassin' up th '57 one day & my grand daddy was gassin' up his pickup on the other side. he asked what kinda fuel mileage "that car" got. it had a hot 283, fenderwell headers, twin afb's, 30-30 cam, a 4 spd t10 & a 4.88 posi rear axle. i said it got about four mpg. he told me " boy you better do something with that car, gas is gonna be $.50 a gallon before long" i looked at the pump, it was about $.39 or so. i said "nah, ain't no way". so much for me being able to predict the future, a trend that sadly continues to this day. andy

05-21-2011, 11:39 PM	#43
jayman68 Fun Stuff Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sedro Woolley, WA Posts: 400	Re: gas price and your first rig I got my license in 1984 and was driving my dad's 68 Cadillac Eldorado with an Elcamino bed grafted in. 502 ci, front wheel drive pickup. It was pretty cool. I wish I had some pictures of it. Gas was $.80 to $.95. __________________ Jay 68 C10(project) 88 Honda Accord(DD) 93 Chevy Astro EXT 2wd

05-22-2011, 10:02 AM	#44
fryer1979 Redneck Hillbilly Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Backwoods Posts: 1,307	Re: gas price and your first rig I got my license in 96 and was driving a 62 Ford Falcon Futura. Car originally had a 170 ci I6 and a 3 on the column, I put in a carbed 302, 5 speed, and limited slip rear from a late 80's Mustang GT my buddy wrecked. Gas was around $1 per gallon, and $20 would fill the tank and leave me enough left over for food for an evening of cruising. Sorry, no pics though, all I have is some old paper pics stashed in an old photo album somewhere and no scanner.



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05-22-2011, 07:03 PM	#46
1Bad62Pro/Street "Where were you in '62?" Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cleveland County, North Cackalacky Posts: 5,013	Re: gas price and your first rig Around 85-90 cents a gallon in 1994. SC has cheaper gas than NC. Now! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ PROJECT: "FULL METAL YELLOW JACKET" 1962 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed Nostalgia Pro/Street Pickup Truck PROJECT: "FULL METAL YELLOW JACKET Build Thread What Are You Workin' On? - 1Bad62ChevyPickup PROJECT: "TYRANNORAMBLER REX" 1969 AMC Rambler American Nostalgia Pro/Street Youtube Channel: Father Son Projects Youtube Channel: 2TIMOTHY2FITHTEEN "North and South Carolina Folks Click Here!" (((( ~ I have Parts For Sale & Miscellaneous Stuff ~ )))) "Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon...Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk" -Curly Howard Ph.D. Last edited by 1Bad62Pro/Street; 05-23-2011 at 03:09 PM.

05-23-2011, 11:53 AM	#47
SulphuriousSam Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sulphur, OK Posts: 316	Re: gas price and your first rig Started driving in 86 (didn't actually get a license for a couple more years) and gas was around $0.85 a gallon. At that time it took a couple bucks to fill my 76 Honda CB450, you could go all week on that. First car I paid for myself was 4 years later right before shipping out to Desert Storm I bought an 87 Firebird. Gas was still about the same maybe a few cents higher. I remember cigarettes on base were about a $1.00 a pack but on board ship (at sea) you could get marlboros for like $5.00 a carton and pay $3.00 for generics! Now my Suburban will take a hundred dollar bill without even blinking and be looking for more __________________ 1966 C10 LWB, 283, 3 on the tree (lots of work to do!) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=471348 2001 Suburban daily driver 2008 HHR (wife's ride)

05-25-2011, 01:11 PM	#48
Real_McCoy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: El Dorado, Kansas Posts: 198	Re: gas price and your first rig This thread is entertaining. Got the license in 1986. First car was a 78 Chevy Malibu Classic 2 dr. Gas was around .89 and I put $5 in at a time. I don't think I ever topped it off. I have no idea on the gas mileage. 2 years later, I bought a 79 Mercury Capri with a 302 CID, C4 trans, and Centerline Cragars all the way around. Wrecked it 3 months later. This was a fun car... for a while. Replaced it with a 72 Ford Ranger 1/2 ton pickup. It had a 390 BBF and a C6. 2 tone green paint. Nicknamed it the Snot Rocket. It was a fun truck even though it was a F@rd. Went in the Air Force in 89 and my Stepdad sold all of them for me while I was in Germany. __________________ Daniel 66 Chevy C10 LWB Support our troops!

05-25-2011, 05:51 PM	#49
mbgmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR Posts: 5,415	Re: gas price and your first rig 19-24 cents a gallon ford

05-26-2011, 02:24 PM	#50
kieth Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,925	Re: gas price and your first rig 1965 .17 cents per gallon Tulsa, Oklahoma never checked my 57 chevy mileage......

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